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| Genuine Fraud by E. LockhartSuspense. When you first meet Jule West Williams, she's hiding out at a fancy Mexican resort after the suicide of her best friend, runaway heiress Imogen Sokoloff. You'll sense right away that there's significant history to this friendship…and also that Jule's account of it might not be reliable. As the book moves backwards through Jule's recent past, a portrait of a complex anti-heroine -- skilled at disguise, fiercely ambitious, definitely violent, and possibly deadly -- gradually comes into focus. Fans of the author's twisty We Were Liars will appreciate this equally suspenseful story of privilege, identity, and deception. |
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Holding up the universe
by Jennifer Niven
Fiction. Everyone thinks they know Libby Strout, the girl once dubbed "America's Fattest Teen." But no one's taken the time to look past her weight to get to know who she really is. Following her mom's death, she's been picking up the pieces in the privacy of her home, dealing with her heartbroken father and her own grief. Now, Libby's ready: for high school, for new friends, for love, and for every possibility life has to offer. In that moment, I know the part I want to play here at MVB High. I want to be the girl who can do anything. Everyone thinks they know Jack Masselin, too. Yes, he's got swagger, but he's also mastered the impossible art of giving people what they want, of fitting in. What no one knows is that Jack has a newly acquired secret: he can't recognize faces. Even his own brothers are strangers to him. He's the guy who can re-engineer and rebuild anything in new and bad-ass ways, but he can't understand what's going on with the inner workings of his brain. So he tells himself to play it cool: Be charming. Be hilarious. Don't get too close to anyone... Until he meets Libby. When the two get tangled up in a cruel high school game--which lands them in group counseling and community service--Libby and Jack are both pissed, and then surprised. Because the more time they spend together, the less alone they feel... Because sometimes when you meet someone, it changes the world, theirs and yours.. By the best-selling author of All the Bright Places.
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| You Bring the Distant Near by Mitali PerkinsFiction. Spanning the 1960s through the 2000s, You Bring the Distant Near offers an intimate glimpse into the lives of the Das women: aspiring actress Tara and her activist sister Sonia, uprooted by their Bengali mother to grow up in 1970s New York City; their daughters Anna and Chantal, both navigating the connections and divisions between cultures; and Ranee, the matriarch who rigidly clings to tradition. Each character gets a chance to describe her experiences (personal and political) and her own sense of Indian-American identity. Both culturally distinct and utterly relatable, this family saga holds appeal for all kinds of readers. |
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| They Both Die at the End by Adam SilveraScience Fiction. The countdown begins when you get a call from the Death-Cast service: you'll die within 24 hours. After Rufus and Mateo get their calls, they connect through the Last Friend app and decide to spend their final day together. Neither knows how he'll die, but neither wants to be alone -- and neither expects their last-minute friendship to grow into a genuine (if doomed) romance. If you loved the diverse characters, alternating voices, and single-day timeframe of Nicola Yoon's The Sun is Also a Star, you'll be riveted by this bittersweet, speculative story. |
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| Dress Codes for Small Towns by Courtney StevensFiction. Seventeen-year-old Billie and her five best friends are so close that people call them "the Hexagon," and Billie couldn't live without them. As a minister's daughter in tiny Otters Holt, Kentucky, Billie faces a lot of expectations, but she knows that her friends have her back. When Billie begins questioning her gender and sexuality, it creates a ripple effect in the Hexagon, leading to an exploration of various kinds of love. Similar to Jeff Zenter's The Serpent King, this small-town coming-of-age story will resonate with anyone who's grappled with their own changing attitudes toward faith, family, and (most of all) friendship. |
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The crimson skew
by S. E Grove
Fantasy. The Crimson Skew is the thrilling final act of S. E. Grove's acclaimed Mapmakers Trilogy-three unforgettable books set in a world like no other. Be sure to check out the first two in this trilogy before delving into The Crimson Skew... It is late August 1892, and Sophia Tims is coming home from a foreign Age, having risked her life in search of her missing parents. Now she is aboard ship, with a hard-earned, cryptic map that may help her find them at long last. But her homecoming is anything but peaceful. Threatening clouds hang over New Orleans harbor. Sinkholes have been opening in Boston, swallowing parts of the city whole. Rogue weirwinds tear up the Baldlands. Worst of all, New Occident is at war, led by a prime minister who will do anything to expand the country westward. He has blackmailed Sophia's beloved uncle Shadrack into drawing the battle maps that will lead countless men and boys-including Sophia's best friend, Theo-to their deaths. As Sophia puzzles out her next move, Shadrack is peeling back layers of government intrigue, and Theo is bracing himself to fight. A red fog of war is rising, and New Occident's future hangs in the balance...
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| The Lie Tree by Frances HardingeHistorical Fantasy/Mystery. Faith Sunderly's family has only just arrived on the small island of Vane when Faith's father, a disgraced minister and naturalist, is found dead. Gossip declares his death a suicide, but smart, headstrong Faith is certain that it's murder. Among her father's many secrets and specimens, she finds an extremely rare tree -- one that feeds on lies and bears fruit that reveals the truth. Can Faith use the tree to find her father's killer, or will eating its fruit lead her to share his fate? Featuring shady archaeologists, disturbing visions, and razor-sharp social commentary, The Lie Tree will please His Dark Materials devotees who are fascinated by the tension between religion and science. |
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Goldenhand
by Garth Nix
Fantasy. The long-awaited fifth installment in Garth Nix's New York Times bestselling Old Kingdom series, for readers who enjoy series by Rae Carson, Kristin Cashore, Scott Westerfeld, and Cassandra Clare. Goldenhand takes place six months after the events of Abhorsen and follows the novella Nicholas Sayre and the Creature in the Case, which is featured in Across the Wall. Lirael lost one of her hands in the binding of Orannis, but now she has a new hand, one of gilded steel and Charter Magic. On a dangerous journey, Lirael returns to her childhood home, the Clayr's Glacier, where she was once a Second Assistant Librarian. There, a young woman from the distant North brings her a message from her long-dead mother, Arielle. It is a warning about the Witch with No Face. But who is the Witch, and what is she planning? Lirael must use her new powers to save the Old Kingdom from this great danger--and it must be forestalled not only in the living world but also in the cold, remorseless river of Death...
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Ever the Hunted
by Erin Summerill
Fantasy. Imprisoned for poaching and facing execution, 17-year-old archer Britta is offered a deal: a full pardon in exchange for tracking down the person who killed her father, the king's bounty hunter. Naturally, Britta accepts, even after she's told that the alleged murderer is her best friend (and secret love), Cohen McKay. The resulting quest leads her to explore her magical powers, venture into rival kingdoms, and sift through layers of deception in order to uncover the truth about her father's death. First in a duology, this debut fantasy will appeal to readers who love adventures starring fiercely determined heroines.
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